# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 31, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945 "2021-01-31T21:25:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 110
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2190 "2022-01-13T06:53:03Z")
Look forward to the updates to this cray-as-fuck scenario, because you gotta wonder about Mrs. Kuczwanski, with her claims of her monolithic ass-goblin of a husband being “entrapped and assassinated”, which I guess she imagined in some psychic vision or something. I’m sure the eyewitness reports, so far, probably confirmed what she’d imagine _would_ go down. But hey - put up that front, anyway - with her mellifluous words of woe, so fulsomely reported in article. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2191 "2022-01-13T13:58:17Z")
Sometimes, spouses of jerks are not necessarily victims of said jerks. Instead, they are full partners. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2192 "2022-01-13T15:58:25Z")
The self closing doors I’m familiar with are equipped with an arm like this > **[Door Closer, Heavy Duty Cast Aluminum Commercial, Lawrence Hardware LH816](https://www.homebuildershardware.com/product/extra-heavy-duty-grade-1-commercial-cast-iron-door-closer-lawrence-hardware-model-lh816-for-high-traffic-norton-8501-lcn-1461-sargent-1431/?attribute_pa_finish=aluminum-al&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=&utm_campaign=&utm_content= __&utm_term=__ c&gclid=Cj0KCQiAuP-OBhDqARIsAD4XHpfXDqy6TyM64sHfScgUezzTtn-si2E1qKiSeXSOgfSMLqqt3mh7mBcaAgE1EALw_wcB)** > > HOLDS UP TO HEAVY USE - Ideal for high-traffic doors, this commercial door closer is ANSI/BHMA156.4 tested and certified as Grade 1 - the highest possible quality rating available for door hardware. Under third-party testing, the door closer... Although they also make spring-loaded hinges. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2193 "2022-01-13T16:44:37Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > Although they also make spring-loaded hinges. Aside, I have some spring loaded hinges on a bathroom door in my house. But I turned them so it helps keep the door from shutting on its own. Ya see, a dog walked in the bathroom once by nosing the door open, when trying to get out, she fully closed the door. Then, out of frustration chewed through the water line to the toilet ultimately causing thousands of dollars of damage. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2194 "2022-01-14T03:11:56Z")
Judge berates a 72-year-old cancer patient in open court for not keeping his yard clean. > **[A judge told a 72-year-old man who has cancer that he 'should be ashamed' of...](https://www.insider.com/judge-berates-cancer-patient-too-weak-to-keep-up-lawn-2022-1)** > > "You should be ashamed of yourself," 31st District Judge Alexis G. Krot told the man. "If I could give you jail time on this, I would." ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2195 "2022-01-14T12:52:15Z")
More on the above. (It looks like the picture is of a garage that opens to an alley - and that was hit by scrappers. I’d have thought that the “walkway” would be in the front of the house.) > **[Hamtramck judge shames 72-year-old cancer patient over blight: ‘You should be...](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2022/01/11/hamtramck-judge-shames-72-year-old-cancer-patient-over-blight-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourself/)** > > A defendant was asked why he hasn’t been keeping his walkway clear but his situation didn’t garner any sympathy from the judge. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2196 "2022-01-14T15:08:57Z")
I think I found some footage of the judge… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ME083qPW3PQ/maxresdefault.jpg "What's Up Doc Judge Maxwell") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME083qPW3PQ) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2197 "2022-01-15T05:27:41Z")
Well then. (This could have gone in at least two other threads) A Messianic Rabbi Trumpist. Nice boi. > **[Rabbi Charged in Capitol Riot Asks Judge for $50 Sentence](https://www.newsweek.com/rabbi-charged-capitol-riot-wants-50-sentence-accuses-doj-tar-feathering-1668630)** > > Michael Stepakoff, who pleaded guilty in the Capitol riot, compared his case to a woman who protested Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. > [@](#): > > Stepakoff’s request for a $50 fine stems from a 2018 case involving a woman who was arrested during a protest of [Supreme Court](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/supreme-court) Justice [Brett Kavanaugh](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/brett-kavanaugh), according to a court document obtained by _Newsweek_ . His attorney, Marina Medvin, wrote in the court filing that the woman was charged locally for demonstrating in the [Senate](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/senate) gallery, but had her case dismissed as soon as she paid a $50 fine. Hopefully his ding-a-ling lawyer will work for future GOP causes: > [@](#): > > [Attorney Marina] Medvin argued the “most significant difference” between the two cases is that Stepakoff was supporting Trump and the woman was with a progressive women’s group. > [@](#): > > While inside, Stepakoff shook hands with a police officer, according to court documents, and his attorney argued he didn’t breach any barricades to reach the Capitol door. oooo a model protester astronished observer! > [@](#): > > Prosecutors cast doubt on the argument that Stepakoff was unaware of the illegal nature of his actions since he was an attorney who practiced criminal law for a decade. They argued that he saw people scaling the wall outside the Capitol and people climbing through the windows, but said he didn’t notice it. > [@](#): > > “At best, Stepakoff turned a blind eye, multiple times, to the signs of misconduct, violence and danger all around him as he approached and entered the Capitol in the midst of the siege that succeeded in halting the peaceful transfer of power. At worst, Stepakoff understood precisely what he was a part of, and his claims to the contrary now are disingenuous,” prosecutors wrote in the court filing. ETA: but hey c’mon, let’s just cut this for a fiddy and forget about it. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2198 "2022-01-15T19:29:46Z")
I guess this is only to be expected from the geniuses who posted their crimes on social media: > **[Capitol rioters called Nancy Pelosi's office looking for a 'lost and found'...](https://www.businessinsider.com/capitol-rioters-called-pelosis-office-for-lost-and-found-raskin-2022-1)** > > Raskin told Insider about the calls to Pelosi's office from rioters who left phones and purses there. Capitol police took down their information. > As crews cleaned the US Capitol on January 7, 2021, the phone lines in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office began to ring. > > Rioters were calling “asking whether there was a lost and found because they forgot their phone there, or they left their purse or what have you,” Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., told Insider on Friday in a Q&A. > > Police officers swiftly took down information from the callers, Raskin said… ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2199 "2022-01-17T16:03:27Z")
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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2200 "2022-01-17T16:07:41Z")
Snerk **©** ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2201 "2022-01-17T17:14:22Z")
Speculation is that the guy(s) are refunded the money via crowdfunding in a DAO, and it’s a scheme to launder money. I dunno how plausible that is but that’s where that Twitter thread went. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2202 "2022-01-20T00:27:04Z")
[https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/singer-dies-after-deliberately-catching-covid-19-so-she-could-obtain-a-recently-recovered-pass/ar-AASWGQx?li=BBorjTa&ocid=ientphttps://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/singer-dies-after-deliberately-catching-covid-19-so-she-could-obtain-a-recently-recovered-pass/ar-AASWGQx?li=BBorjTa&ocid=ientp](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/singer-dies-after-deliberately-catching-covid-19-so-she-could-obtain-a-recently-recovered-pass/ar-AASWGQx?li=BBorjTa&ocid=ientphttps://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/singer-dies-after-deliberately-catching-covid-19-so-she-could-obtain-a-recently-recovered-pass/ar-AASWGQx?li=BBorjTa&ocid=ientp) What an ass. I just had a passing conversation with my Trumper neighbor. She says she is trying to avoid COVID19, but it’s really no more than a cold now. Another ass. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2203 "2022-01-20T16:04:15Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > I just had a passing conversation with my Trumper neighbor. She says she is trying to avoid COVID19, but it’s really no more than a cold now. I hear something like that and immediately think: I’m riding my motorcycle and a drunk driver is weaving all over the road. But it’s just a compact Hyundai, so I won’t worry. I mean … how much damage could it _do_ to me ? [things I’d _never_ think] ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2204 "2022-01-20T23:20:52Z")
A construction crew in Denver didn’t Call Before You Dig, and dug up the communications line for Call Before You Dig. > **['Call before you dog hotline' back online after construction crew hit...](https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/fiber-line-damage-colorado-811-outage-call-before-dig/73-b4b4753d-d524-400d-8cd8-5ee605c02236)** > > Through the 811 hotline you can call to have utility lines marked before doing any digging. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2205 "2022-01-21T01:26:49Z")
“Call before you dog” seems a lot less savory. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2206 "2022-01-21T04:18:31Z")
I don’t know how many Americans are aware, but “dogging” is slang in the UK for having sex with random strangers at rest stops (“lay-bys”). I learned this by watching British comedy panel shows. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2207 "2022-01-21T09:24:37Z")
I calling you dog! NB: This is a reference to an old SDMB meme. I am not calling **susan** a dog. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2208 "2022-01-21T09:48:10Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > “dogging” is slang in the UK for having sex with random strangers at rest stops (“lay-bys”) More than that - welcoming voyeurs is an essential component. I think the term applies to all participants - both the voyeurs and the voyees. ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/2209 "2022-01-21T16:42:39Z")
Just a [song about dogging](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXzaVOk_Ydk). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=109) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=111)